SCHERTZ, Texas – Members of a family are spending Christmas Eve mourning after finding their father shot and killed.
Police have identified the victim as Henry Gutierrez, and believe he was killed sometime between 6 a.m. and 11 a.m. Thursday.
Schertz police say they were called to the 2200 block of FM 3009 just before 11 a.m. when they received reports of a shooting. “Someone entered his home as he was sitting in the living room and, believe opened fire on him and we had multiple gunshot wounds,” Detective Ernest Spradling said.
The victim’s son told police he went to his father’s home after he did not show up for work.
A worker on the property did see Gutierrez Thursday morning, police said. They also believe the home was ransacked after Gutierrez was killed. Police are seeking the public’s help with the homicide investigation. They believe the killer maybe driving Gutierrez’s stolen 2013 White Ford Expedition with Texas license plate BRP-3217.
Gutierrez was the owner of Bexar Waste, the city’s trash service provider. Police said he was well-known within the community. “He was known to bring tamales around to the police departments, fire departments, different businesses,” Spradling said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Guadalupe County Crime Stoppers at 1-877-403- TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous and there is a reward up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of whoever killed Gutierrez.
This is the third homicide in Schertz in 2015.